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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 7d

Forgot to tag them!

@mlensheffer.bsky.social
@literarydesiree.bsky.social
@bryancamp.bsky.social

Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 7d

Y’all come through next month at the NOLA Words and Music Festival, and watch me, Bryan Camp, Desiree S. Evans, and Marguerite Sheffer discuss magical realism and speculative fiction!

The panel will take place on 11/21/25 @ 2 PM!

We hope to see you there :)

WORDS & MUSIC
PRESENTS
Suspend All Disbelief:
Magical Realism and
Speculative Fiction
November 21
2:00pm
Andre Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice

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Bryan Camp
Danny Cherry Jr
Desiree S Evan
Marguerite Sheffer

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 7d

Y’all come through next month at the NOLA Words and Music Festival, and watch me, Bryan Camp, Desiree S. Evans, and Marguerite Sheffer discuss magical realism and speculative fiction!

The panel will take place on 11/21/25 @ 2 PM!

We hope to see you there :)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 6d

In honor of spooky month, come enjoy the spooky writing workshop! This is the first of the final cycle of Page to Stage events for the year, so don't miss it!

Tuesday, October 7 - 6 to 8 PM - Big Couch

Spooky Writing Workshop
A Page to Stage Event, led by Jon Padgett.

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 10d

First event of the month will be our 5 Hour Writing Marathon, this Saturday at 12 Mile Limit!

We'll be there from to 12 to 5 PM!

5 Hour Writing Marathon

Saturday Oct 4th
12 to 5 PM

12 Mile Limit

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 12d

Our October event calendar is out!

We hope to see y'all at one of our events! :)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 16d

Last September event!!

We will be at Miel Brewery on 09/29 @ 6 to 8 PM!

See you there :)

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 17d

EVENT NEXT MONTH:

Folks, I'll be performing a reading on October 16th at 6 PM at 12 Mile Limit for the LMNL reading series!

If you're in town, come and check me and the readers out :)

LMNL reading series

Readers are:

Tad Bartlett
Danny Cherry jr.
Christine Kwon
KR Segriff

6 PM October 16th
12 Mile Limit (500 S Telemachus)

(Community//creating)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 17d

EVENT TOMORROW!

Our next event is our Daytime Get Lit generative writing series.

We will be at @sprtsdrnk.bsky.social from 11 AM to 1 PM!

Hope to see you there :)

Day time get lit

Friday 9/26 @ 11 to 1 PM

We'll be at Sporks Drink Cafe

Leave with words on the page!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 19d

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 19d

The turnout the other night was incredible! So were all of the performances!

Thank you to all who came. Now, photo dump time!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 23d

Introducing the readers for the Fantasy & Fairy Tale Fiction Session! Come listen to these fabulous writers this Sunday at Big Couch at 7 PM!

READERS:

Adrian Van Young

Josh Anderson

Elizabeth Prats

Nat Lawrence

Sarah McRamey

Shelby Goddard

Vivi Estaris

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · 26d

The Fantasy & Fairy Tale readings for the next Fiction Sessions coming soon! '

We have some great readers, so stay tuned for the announcement!

The Fiction Sessions:

Fantasy & Fairy Tale

Sunday, September 21st -- 7 to 9 PM.

Location: Big Couch

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · Sep 11

Last night's Literary Agent 101 presentation (led by @lizified.bsky.social ) was dope as hell!

This is just one example of the programming that TLL offers at NO COST to attendees!

If you like what we do, consider signing up for our newsletter :)

thirdlanternlit.org/newsletter

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Sep 11

Last night was awesome!

Thanks to everyone who could make it! :)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Sep 8

Next event will be this Wednesday, 9/10 @ 6 to 8 PM!

Want to learn the basics of obtaining your own agent?

Then come check this out!

We'll be at the BK House and Gardens!

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Books opened wide facing up towards the camera.

The caption over it reads:

Literary Agents 101

Wednesday 9/10

6 to 8 PM

BK House and Gardens

A third Lantern Lit Event

@thirdlanternlit

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Sep 8

Next event will be this Wednesday, 9/10 @ 6 to 8 PM!

Want to learn the basics of obtaining your own agent?

Then come check this out!

We'll be at the BK House and Gardens!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Sep 3

This friday from 2 to 4 PM, we will be at The Rink discussing part 3 of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell!

Come learn how to fix up that work-in-progress with us!

BOOK CLUB:

Firday Sept 5th
2 to 4 PM

The Rink

Book club discussing part three of Refuse to be Done, part 3: Polishing

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our September event schedule!!

Performing Your Prose
6 - 8 PM • BIG COUCH 9/2

Book Club: Refuse to Be Done
2 - 4 PM • THE RINK ON PRYTANIA 9/5

Literary Agents 101
6 - 8 PM • BK HOUSE 9/10

The Fiction Sessions: Fantasy
7 - 9 PM • BIG COUCH 9/21

Daytime Get Lit
11 - 1 PM • SPORTS DRINK CAFE 9/26

Get Lit Writing Series
6 - 8 PM • MIEL BREWERY 9/29

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Aug 25

Our next and last event of the month will be on 08/29 at @sprtsdrnk.bsky.social !

It's our monthly generative writing event, Get Lit.

We will be there from 11 AM to 1 PM :)

Hope to see you there!

Daytime Get Lit: leave with words on the page

Friday 08/29 11 AM to 1 PM

Sports drink Cafe

A third lantern lit event (@thirdlanternlit)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Aug 25

Our next and last event of the month will be on 08/29 at @sprtsdrnk.bsky.social !

It's our monthly generative writing event, Get Lit.

We will be there from 11 AM to 1 PM :)

Hope to see you there!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Aug 14

Next event!

We'll be meeting up on 08/18 @ 6 to 8 PM to get some writing done at Miel Brewery!

We hope to see you there :)

Get Lit: a generative writing series

08/18 @ 6 to 8 PM

Miel Brewery

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A bookstore storefront

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Aug 14

Next event!

We'll be meeting up on 08/18 @ 6 to 8 PM to get some writing done at Miel Brewery!

We hope to see you there :)

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Aug 7

Don't forget!

Tomorrow is our part 2 of our book club, led by @mlensheffer.bsky.social !

We'll be at The Rink from 2 to 4 PM!

Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Aug 4

Part two of the book club for Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell is this Friday! There will be one more meeting after this one, so jump on board while you still can!

We will be discussing ✍️revising✍️😎

Book Club

Friday, August 8th

2 to 4 PM

The Rink

Discussion will be about part 2: Revising!

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Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Aug 7

Don't forget!

Tomorrow is our part 2 of our book club, led by @mlensheffer.bsky.social !

We'll be at The Rink from 2 to 4 PM!

Third Lantern Lit @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social · Aug 4

Part two of the book club for Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell is this Friday! There will be one more meeting after this one, so jump on board while you still can!

We will be discussing ✍️revising✍️😎

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